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De Niro Reflects on Iconic Taxi Driver Scene

2/21/2025

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Robert De Niro reminisced about the unforgettable mirror scene from *Taxi Driver* on *Live with Kelly and Mark*, sharing that it was partly improvised. He praised the creative freedom director Martin Scorsese provided. Nearly 50 years later, De Niro's haunting portrayal of Travis Bickle still echoes in modern characters like Arthur Fleck from *Joker*.

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Robert De Niro reminisced about the unforgettable mirror scene from *Taxi Driver* on *Live with Kelly and Mark*, sharing that it was partly improvised. He praised the creative freedom director Martin Scorsese provided. Nearly 50 years later, De Niro's haunting portrayal of Travis Bickle still echoes in modern characters like Arthur Fleck from *Joker*.